CVE-2026-42562 (GCVE-0-2026-42562)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-09 19:09 – Updated: 2026-05-11 14:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Plainpad: Privilege Escalation via Writable Admin Field in Profile Update (Access Control)
Summary
Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute from user input, and the escalated account can immediately access admin-only routes. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
Severity
8.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-11 14:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/alextselegidis/plainpad/securi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/alextselegidis/plainpad/issues/138 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/alextselegidis/plainpad/commit… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/alextselegidis/plainpad/releas… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alextselegidis | plainpad |
Affected:
< 1.1.1
|
guessed |
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